Your Bard
All the world's a cinematic stage...
Inspired by Chloe Zhao's emotionally flooring adaptation of Hamnet, releasing on the 9th Jan, we set the stage for an unmissable selection of Shakespearean cinematic adaptations from across the globe, paying tribute to the enduring impact of the Bard on the history of storytelling.
This special thematic season runs until March, with further programme additions to be announced!
From the epic staging of Kurosawa’s transposing of Macbeth, Throne of Blood, to the irresistibly tongue-in-cheek 90s reimagining of The Taming of the Shrew – 10 Things I Hate About You – to the Romeo and Juliet inspired classic 1961 musical West Side Story, celebrate a veritable tempest of Shakespeare tragedies and comedies reinterpreted for the majesty of the silver screen.
West Side Story (1961)
10 Things I Hate About You
Throne Of Blood
Theatre of Blood
Hamnet
Hamnet + Afternoon Tea
NT Live: Hamlet (2026)